David Jennings (1787–1834) was a

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from

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

from 1825 to 1826.

Biography

Born in

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, Jennings attended the public schools. He moved to St. Clairsville, Ohio, in 1812. He studied law, was

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in 1813, and commenced practice in St. Clairsville. Jennings held several local offices, and served as prosecuting attorney of Belmont County from 1815 to 1825. He served as member of the State senate from 1819 to 1824. Jennings was elected as a pro-Adams Republican to the Nineteenth Congress and served from March 4, 1825, until his resignation on May 25, 1826.

Death

He died in

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, in 1834.

References

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